I have a friend who takes strawberries, peaches and bananas mixes it up in a blender and puts this into small plastic containers (ziploc) and freezes it. By lunch time it is the constitancy of a slush. I suppose you can do this with yogurt also. My 9 year old takes lunch every day and we pack granola bar type food, plus I bought a small stainless steel thermos which really does keep food hot or cold!
Jag already discovered this, but for anyone else - I posted a separate thread on the "no lockers" policy as I think that bears discussion, too. It's under the Free-For-All section. This is grade 6-8. Some schools are phasing them out for space reasons. Others feel it reduces student conflicts and tardies. (Less time hanging out int the hall, possibly irritating your locker neighbors.) Feel free to post comments in that thread.
Meanwhile - lunch ideas?? Our kids only have about 25 or 30 minutes for lunch. If they stand in line for cafeteria food, it takes most of that time just to get the food. Mine would rather have the time with their friends, and I'd rather have some control over the nutritional aspect. So taking their lunch works for us. But I'd love some fresh ideas.
Can't help ya with lunch ideas... Mine always just eat at school... but I had a question... Why the no lockers? And what grades is that... I can understand smaller grades but they don't have lockers here anyway... Not until 7th grade...
Does anyone have any lunch tips, tricks, fresh ideas for kids who take their lunch? Or - even just share what's in your typical lunch. Here's what I packed today. (6th grade/8th grade)
Son (10:45 Lunch)
PBJ
Small water bottle
Mandarine oranges
Grapes
Cheese Stick
Carrots w Ranch Dressing
Chewey Bar
Daughter (11:20 lunch)
Tuna kit
Small salad
Peaches
Grapes
Chewey Bar
Drink pouch
Challenges for us:
We are moving to a "no locker" plan so the kids have to carry everything with them all day. Mine only want a sack they can throw away and no cool pack. That cuts out several things I used to send, especially yogurt. I had Ranch Dressing in their lunches today, but I'm not sure that's a good idea without a cold pack. My kids (middle school) get home about 4:20 and have pretty early lunches. So they need enough to sustain them for 5+ hours.
